Calicut University Hall Ticket

The University of Calicut, is the second university to be set up in Kerala, came into being in 1968 with the objective of developing human resources in the northern districts of Kerala by extending the reach of higher education and by promoting research in all areas of development with particular emphasis on technology and art and culture of Kerala.

The University made the beginning by taking into its fold the four postgraduate departments set up by the University of Kerala at Calicut and 54 constituent colleges spread across seven northern districts. With ‘Nirmaya Karmana Sree’ as it motto, the University has surmounted challenges to emerge as the largest residential cum affiliating University in Kerala. Its 31 post graduate departments and 304 affiliated colleges have now become a veritable light house beckoning lakhs of young men and women to benefit from higher education.

The University campus, is located at Tenhipalam in Malappuram district, 24 km south of Calicut city, is the main place of academic activities. In addition to the University administration, Pareeksha Bhavan, School of Distance Education, Academic Staff College, Educational Multimedia Research Centre, Computer Centre, University Library and other central support and service units, housed on the campus are 27 post graduate departments of teaching and research. There are Departments of Arabic, Botany, Biotechnology, Chemistry, Commerce & Management Studies, Education, English, Hindi, History, Mass Communication & Journalism, Life Science, Library and Information Science, Malayalam, Mathematics, Economics, Psychology, Physics, Philosophy, and Adult Continuting Education and Extension Services. Presently 304 colleges are affiliated to the University of these, 83 are located in Kozhikode district, 72 in Thrissur, 82 in Malappuram, 50 in Palakkad and 10 in Wayanad district.

Callicut University has integrated facilities in the campus complex itself. There are guest house, botanical garden, student union, cafeteria, book shop, cyber spot, cultural events, observatory, seminar center, library, student space, and others in that campus. The university offers programs for Certification, Degree, Diploma, and Research Degrees. There are over 50 degree programs covered by the academic departments.